James S : 594 books
Decentering Discussions on Religion and State
Emerging Narratives, Challenging Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
This volume explores dynamic conversations through history between individuals and communities over questions about religion and state. Divided into two sections, our authors begin with considerations on the separation of religion and state, as well as Roger Williams’ concept of religious freedom....
by David S. Kliger, James W. Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
This comprehensive introduction to polarized light provides students and researchers with the background and the specialized knowledge needed to fully utilize polarized light. It provides a basic introduction to the interaction of light with matter for those unfamiliar with photochemistry and photophysics....
Climate Change in Wildlands
Pioneering Approaches to Science and Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Scientists have been warning for years that human activity is heating up the planet and climate change is under way. In the past century, global temperatures have risen an average of 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit, a trend that is expected to only accelerate. But public sentimhas taken a long time to catch...
Religion and the State
Europe and North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
The historiography of church-state relations in America and Europe remains a live cultural, religious, and political issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Even more, current political invocations of history illuminate the need for a thoroughly trans-Atlantic approach to the history of church-state...
Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans
Effective Activities, Strategies, and Assignments for Classrooms and Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
The number of Asian American students in schools and colleges has soared in the last twenty-five years, and they make up one of the fastest growing segments of the student population. However, classroom material often does not include their version of the American experience. Teaching about Asian...
How to Get Published in Anthropology
A Guide for Students and Young Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
This one-stop guide to getting published in anthropology gives graduate students and young professionals the crucial information and tools they need to tackle the all-important requirement to publish. Part I provides step-by-step guidance on key efforts that budding anthropologists can benefit from,...
Colloquial Cantonese
The Complete Course for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Cantonese as it is written and spoken today.
Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language,...
Lemuria
The Lost Continent of the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2015
Beneath the rolling, restless seas lie the mysteries of forgotten civilizations. Swept by the tides, half buried in the sands, worn away by terrific pressure, are the remnants of a culture little known to our age of today. Where the mighty Pacific now rolls in a majestic sweep of thousands of miles,...
Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement
How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Once considered the antithesis of a verdant and vibrant ecosystem, cities are now being hailed as highly efficient and complex social ecological systems. Emerging from the streets of the post-industrial city are well-tended community gardens, rooftop farms and other viable habitats capable of supporting...
The Family Emotional System
An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
The Family Emotional System: An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science, and Practice presents an ongoing dialogue among scientists, family investigators, and clinicians related to a natural systems view of the family and human behavior that has been occurring over several decades. The concept of...
Virtue and the Moral Life
Theological and Philosophical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Virtue and the Moral Life brings together distinguished philosophers and theologians with younger scholars of consummate promise to produce ten essays that engage both academics and students of ethics. The volume explores the role virtues play in identifying the good life and the good society with special reference to family ethics, public responsibilities, and interreligious dialogue.
by Ring Bunsen, Pat Anne Sirs, Rachel Cassidy
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Twenty-one short stories - sometimes satirical, sometimes, frightening, and mostly humorous, imagining of life under President Donald Trump!
The Doctoral StudentOs Advisor and Mentor
Sage Advice from the Experts
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...
by Scott L. McLean, Sean D. Foreman, Donna R. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their...